Director, Project Delivery Leader

Brown and Caldwell; United States; On-site; USD 177,000 - 317,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus eligibility

401(k) with employer match

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Job summary

Brown and Caldwell seeks an experienced Project Delivery Director to lead vision, governance, and performance across the firm. You will advance risk management, delivery discipline, and cross‑business collaboration while driving value for clients and markets.

This role reports to the Director of Project Services and may be filled near any BC office. A strong track record in project delivery, leadership, and continuous improvement is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years in P&L and project/program management.
• Experience in multi-discipline project delivery and enterprise leadership.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive performance.
• Strong knowledge of project controls, risk management, governance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the accountable leader for the company's Project Delivery platform, driving excellence with business units and enterprise leaders.
• Lead and champion the project management talent strategy including career pathing and capability development.
• Partner with sales, client service, and operations to strengthen delivery processes during sales and execution.
• Lead the project management community and promote sharing of lessons learned and best practices.
• Sponsor development and delivery of PM training and onboarding programs for PMs and analysts.
• Oversee project management processes, standards, and performance reviews to ensure consistency and excellence.
• Support enterprise risk management through high-risk project identification and escalation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to drive profitable delivery and monitor trends.
• Provide strategic leadership for enterprise project delivery oversight programs and governance.

Skills

Leadership

Project governance

Change management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management

Tools

PMIS

Project delivery tools

Job description

Brown and Caldwell is seeking an experienced individual to join our team as the Project Delivery Director. In this role, you will be responsible for setting the vision and providing leadership to drive successful project delivery and performance outcomes across the company. This role is responsible for advancing governance, fostering change adoption, and promoting cross-business collaboration. Your goal will be to enhance our company's people, processes, technology, tools, and data to transform project delivery into a value-creating solution for our clients and markets. This position will oversee our company's project delivery offerings, proactively integrating risk management, project controls, quality management, systems, and health and safety into our solutions.

This role reports to the Director of Project Services and work closely with, Enterprise and Business Unit Area and Operation Managers, Business Unit Project Delivery Directors, Area Project Delivery Leaders, Risk Management Leaders, and Project Managers to ensure the successful execution of projects across the company.

The Project Delivery Leader role will provide enterprise leadership to drive project delivery excellence and performance outcomes across Brown and Caldwell. Collaboration with enterprise leaders, business unit leadership, and cross-functional partners will be critical to advance governance, delivery discipline, talent readiness, and strengthen project delivery capabilities across the company. Monitoring project delivery performance, risk indicators, capacity, and operational trends will enable the role to identify improvement opportunities and implement proactive solutions.

This role has the potential to work virtually and can be filled near any BC office

Responsibilities

• Serve as the accountable leader for the company's Project Delivery platform, driving project delivery excellence in partnership with Business Units, geographies, and enterprise leaders.
• Lead and champion the company's project management talent strategy, including career pathing, progression, readiness, succession planning, and capability development.
• Partner with sales, client service, and operational leaders to strengthen project delivery lifecycle processes,companystandards,and delivery requirements during sales and project execution phases.
• Lead the project management community and promote the sharing of lessons learned, best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives across the organization.
• Sponsor the development and delivery of project management training, onboarding, and development programs for Project Managers, Project Controls, Project Analysts, and related project delivery professionals.
• Lead, oversee, and evaluate project management and delivery processes, standards, training programs, and project performance reviews to support delivery consistency and operational excellence.
• Support enterprise risk management efforts through high-risk project identification, monitoring, escalation, and collaboration with technical and risk management experts.
• Partner with Operations, Finance and Accounting, Legal, and other cross-functional stakeholders to drive profitable project delivery, monitor project performance trends, and identify projects requiring corrective actions.
• Provide strategic leadership for enterprise project delivery oversight programs, partnering with Business Unit Project Delivery Directors, Operations leaders, and the Accountable Approver community to evaluate trends and drive performance improvement initiatives.
• Serve as Business Owner for project management information systems, establishing governance, roadmap priorities, and continuous improvement strategies for related tools and processes.
• Conduct regular reviews of project management capacity, capabilities, workforce planning needs, and recruitment strategies in collaboration with Enterprise and Business Unit leadership.
• Lead, develop , and coach a high-performing team by setting clear expectations, providing feedback, and fostering a culture of engagement, growth, and accountability.
• Oversee workload planning, performance management, and team operations to align resources with business objectives while ensuring compliance with company policies and regulations.

Skillsand Competencies

• Advanced leadership skills with expertise in project delivery governance, change management, and project management development.
• Extensive knowledge of projectand portfoliodelivery, project controls, risk management, quality management, and business processes.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to effectively convey strategy, standards, and expectations to diverse stakeholders.
• Expertise in cross-functional collaboration, business acumen, and driving operational performance and continuous improvement.
• Proficiency in evaluating project delivery systems, workforce capabilities, andcontinuous improvementopportunities.

Experience

• Typically requiresa minimumof 15 yearsin P&L management, project/programmanagementin an integrated multi-discipline project delivery environment,orrelated experience.
• Proven track record in efficient resource allocation, matrixed and enterprise leadership, decision-making, project performance management, and achieving significant results for the functional area or organization.

Education

• A degree inengineering, construction management,or related field orequivalent experience is required.

Salary Range:

Theanticipatedstarting payrange for this position is based on the employee’s primary work location and maybemore or lessdependingupon skills, experience,and education. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Location A: $177,000 - $264,000

Location B: $194,000 - $290,000

Location C: $212,000 - $317,000

You can view which BC location applies to you here. If you have any questions, please speak with your Recruiter.

Benefits and Other Compensation:

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance. Click here to see our full list of benefits.

About Brown and Caldwell

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction services firm with 50 offices and over 2,100 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For more than 75 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions formunicipalities, private industry, and government agencies. We strive to be the company of choice—toour clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and toour employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation. Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities. For more information, visitwww.brownandcaldwell.com

This position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.

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